The scattered city : descriptions for a project

This paper focuses on problems and approaches concerning the scattered city, with reference to the Italian territory. Even so, it provides elements that can be appropriate for other contexts. The transformation of the territories of the scattered city into new urbanities must be based on structural elements, such as centralities, pathways, and open-space system. These elements need to be linked to preexisting territorial structure, such as historic urban centers. We consider large-scale project as a valuable instrument for these territories. This approach will be explored through three topics: scale, urban form and existing context. A project explaining such elements will be given at the end of the paper.